Brit Sweep: February 1, 2015...

The weekend is coming to a close, so it's time again to check out the songs making their first appearance on the just-released official singles chart in Britain this week, as Mark Ronson and Bruno Mars spend a seventh non-consecutive week at #1 with "Uptown Funk!". It's the longest stay at #1 in eight years, since Leona Lewis' "Bleeding Love"...

The highest new entry of the week at #3 is the craptacular single from Black Eyed Pea singer Fergie with "L.A. Love (La La)". She topped the UK chart as a featured artist on David Guetta's "Gettin' Over You" in 2010...

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Rihanna climbs in at #5 with her collaboration with Kanye West and Sir Paul McCartney, "FourFiveSeconds". It's RiRi's 26th time in the top-10 in the UK, while it's McCartney's first solo credit in the top-10 since 1987's "Once Upon A Long Ago"...

Newcomer Karen Harding, from the northern county of Durham, debuts at #7 with "Say Something". She previously appeared on both the X Factor UK and Eurovision: Your Country Needs You unsuccessfully...

"Rhymes" from the British dance music duo Hannah Wants and Chris Lorenzo appears at #13. It samples the Daft Punk single "Technologic", a top-40 hit in the UK ten years ago...

Selena Gomez returns at #30 with "The Heart Wants What It Wants". In 2013 she climbed to #8 with "Come And Get It"...

American rockers Imagine Dragons fly in at #91 with "Shots"...

The final newbie at #91 is American rap duo Rae Sremmurd with "No Type"...

Cheers!